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CEOs of Air , , , AirAsia, and 15 other airlines confirm for Outlook Summit and CAPA Awards night

(: 02 November 2006) The biggest line-up of CEOs ever assembled in Asia will be present at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s Outlook Summit and CAPA Awards Gala Dinner reception in Singapore on 9/10 November.

Ministers of Transport from Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as senior government officials from several other countries have also confirmed their attendance at the region’s premier aviation event of the year.

The Outlook Summit looks at the prospects for aviation markets in the year ahead, while the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence celebrates strategic success in the past year.

The Summit programme contains four CEOs forums, with representatives from the region’s most successful major airlines, LCCs and niche/regional carriers to discuss the outlook in a unique, moderated round-table format.

CEO-level participants already confirmed to attend the Outlook Summit and/or CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence Gala Ceremony are:

• Adam Air, Adam Suherman, President Director - SPEAKER • Air Arabia, Adel Ali CEO - SPEAKER • , Li Jiaxiang, Chairman - SPEAKER • Air Niugini, Jim Tjoeng, Chairman • AirAsia, Tony Fernandes CEO - SPEAKER • Airports Authority of India, VK Kalra, Executive Director • Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services, Mr Michael Taylor, Secretary - NEW! • Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Andrew Herdman, Director General • Bangkok Airways, Director/Chairman (TBC) • Blue Dart Aviation, Niteen Gupte, Managing Director and CEO • Cambodia State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, Aun Chea, Director General of Civil Aviation of Cambodia • Cathay Pacific, Philip Chen, CEO - NEW! • Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman • Indonesian Ministry of Transportation, Hatta Rajasa, Minister of Transportation • Asia, Chong Phit Lian, CEO - SPEAKER • Malaysia Airlines, Idris Jala, Managing Director - SPEAKER • Malaysia Airports, Dato’ Seri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director • Malaysia Ministry of Transport, The Honourable Dato' Sri Chan Kong Choi, Minister of Transport Malaysia - NEW! • Qantas, Geoff Dixon, CEO • Pacific Airlines, Luong Hoai Nam, Managing Director/CEO – NEW! • Philippine Airlines, Jaime Bautista, CEO - SPEAKER • Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board, Carmello Arcilla, Executive Director • REX Regional Express, Lim Kim Hai, Executive Chairman • Royal Brunei Airlines, Pg Mohd Yusof Bin Pg Hj Jeludin, (Acting) CEO • Ryanair, Patrick Murphy, Former Chairman - SPEAKER • SilkAir, Mike Barclay, CEO - SPEAKER • Singapore Airlines, Huang Cheng Eng, Executive Vice President for Marketing and

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Regions - SPEAKER • Singapore Airlines, Former Dep Chairman and Managing Director and current OCBC Group Chairman (and CAPA Hall of Fame inductee), Dr (CK) Cheong Choong Kong • Southeast Asian Airlines, Nikos Gitsis, Director • Star Flyer Inc, Yasushi Muto, Executive Director • Thai AirAsia, Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO • Tiger Airways, Tony Davis, CEO - SPEAKER • Viva , Andrew Pyne, CEO - SPEAKER

Airlines at the Summit will include: Adam Air; Air Arabia; Air Canada; Air China; Air Niugini; AirAsia; All Nippon Airways; Bangkok Airways; Blue Dart Aviation; Cathay Pacific; Cebu Pacific; China Airlines; China Airlines Cargo; ; East Star Airlines; EVA Air Cargo; Garuda Indonesia; ; Japan Airlines; Jetstar Asia/; Korean Air; Korean Air Cargo; Malaysia Airlines; Northwest Airlines; Pacific Airlines; Philippine Airlines; Qantas; REX Regional Express; Royal Brunei Airlines; Airlines; SilkAir; Singapore Airlines; Singapore Airlines Cargo; South African Airways; Southeast Asian Airlines; Star Flyer; Thai AirAsia; Tiger Airways; Airlines; Viva Macau.

Remaining sponsorship opportunities and Gala Dinner tables are strictly limited. Email Misty Cambray for details: [email protected]

Key details about Aviation Outlook 2007:  Date: 9-10 November 2006  Venue: Pan Pacific International Hotel  Attendance: • 200+ Delegates • 50 airlines • 30+ CEO-level participants • Global Media Representatives

The event will also feature an extensive supplier exhibition and enhanced sponsor offering, with over 10+ hours of networking time.

For more information, please visit: http://www.centreforaviation.com

For sponsorship details, please contact Misty Cambray, Marketing Manager [email protected] Ph: +612 9241 3200.

* Programme subject to change

Note to editors:

About Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (www.centreforaviation.com) is a specialist consultancy group focused on the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific region. It provides advisory and information services to airlines, airports, governments, regulatory agencies and suppliers. The Centre’s headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, with regional offices in Singapore, New Delhi, Geneva and Manchester and representatives in Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Dhaka, , and Tokyo.

Head Office, Sydney: Derek Sadubin, General Manager Aurora Place, Level 36, 88 Phillip St Sydney PO Box N777, Grosvenor Place Sydney, NSW Australia 2000

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Tel: +61 2 9241 3200 Fax: +61 2 9241 3400 Email: [email protected]

Southeast Asia Regional Office: Alice Goh, Regional Director, Tel: +65 6227 1608 Fax: +65 6532 5643 Email: [email protected]

Indian Subcontinent and Middle East Office: Kapil Kaul, CEO Indian Subcontinent & Middle East Tel: +91-11-3090-1466 Fax: +91 11 2370 9154 Email: [email protected]

UK/Ireland Office: David Bentley, Regional Manager, UK & Ireland Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1706 881 560 Email: [email protected]

More information is available on the Centre’s website www.centreforaviation.com